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Events in D.C. for the Month of December
4 December 2007 Posted By Sara Shokravi
As part of our efforts to keep you informed about what is going on in the nation’s Capitol, I will regularly share with you a listing of upcoming events relating to issues that matter to our community. Even if you are not in DC and can not attend it is always good to stay in touch with the various policy panels, conferences, and speeches that affect the Iranian-American community.
Below is a list of events for the month of December that pertain to Iran issues. Most of these events will be covered by NIAC staff members and who will publish reports on our website and in our weekly e-bulletin (to sign up follow the link and look on the top left panel on the website).
Note that due to staff constraints and lack of relevance, some events do not receive covereage. If you are aware of other relevant events in DC not mentioned in our list, please let me know in the comment section below.
Follow this link to see the events for December.
Organization: Young Professionals in Foreign Policy
Title: The US and Iran at the End of the Bush Presidency
Speakers: Danielle Pletka
Date: 3-Dec-07
Time: 7 – 8:30 pm
RSVP: events@ypfp.org
Organization: Arms Control Association
Title: Iran’s Nuclear Program and Diplomatic Options to Contain it
Speakers: David Albright, Dans-Peter Hinrichsen, Joseph Cirincione, Daryl Kimball
Date: 4-Dec-07
Time: 9:30 – 11 am
Locations: 1111 19th St, NW, 12th fl
RSVP: peter@armscontrol.org
Organization: Woodrow Wilson Center
Title: United States Versus Iran: Another Cold War
Speakers: Ray Takeyh
Date: 4-Dec-07
Time: 12 – 1 pm
Locations: 1300 Pennsylvania Ave.
Organization: Stand Up Congress
Title: War with Iran: Preventable or Inevitable?
Speakers: Lawrence Wilkerson, Robert McNamara, Tom Andrews
Date: 4-Dec-07
Time: 7 – 8:30 pm
Location: Jack Morton Auditorium (GWU) 21st and H
RSVP: www.standupcongress.org
Organization: New America Foundation
Title: U.S. Iran Policy After the NIE
Speakers: Steve Clemons, Flynt Leverett, Jeffrey Lewis
Date: 5-Dec-07
Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Location: 1630 Connecticut Avenue, 7th Floor
RSVP: communications@NewAmerica.net
Organization: Iranian American Bar Association
Title: 2008 Congressional Legislative Update
Speakers: Trita Parsi, Mercedes Salem
Date: 6-Dec-07
Time: 6 – 8:30 pm
Location: 575 7th St, NW
RSVP: aahanchian@kpmg.com
Organization: Middle East Institute
Title: Postscript on Annapolis: An Israeli Perspective
Speakers: Ephraim Sneh
Date: 6-Dec-07
Time: 9:15 -10:30 am
Location: 1761 N. St., NW, Boardman Room
RSVP: rsvp@mideasti.org
Organization: Office of Rep. Ellison
Title: Iran: Confrontation or Negotiation?
Speakers: Akbar Ahmed, Ray Takeyh, Reza Aslan
Date: 6-Dec-07
Time: 11 – 12:30 pm
Location: 1302 Longworth HOB
Organization: Center for National Policy
Title: Iran: in the Crosshairs?
Speakers: Michael Jacobson, Gary Sick
Date: 6-Dec-07
Time: 12 – 1:30 pm
Location: One Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 333
RSVP: www.cnponline.org
Organization: American Enterprise Institute
Title: War and Decision
Speakers: Christopher DeMuth, Douglas J. Feith
Date: 10-Dec-07
Time: 5:30 – 7:00pm
Location: 1150 Seventeenth Street, 12th Floor
RSVP: RSVP on line
Organization: ISIS
Title: The Iranian World at the Library of Congress
Speakers: Hirad Dinavari, Christopher Murphy
Date: 15-Dec-07
Time: 10:30 – 1:00pm
Location: Library of Congress, Rm L J220
RSVP: Only for lunch: wfriendsofisis@hotmail.com
One Response to “Events in D.C. for the Month of December”
One more event for this week!
Iraq’s Displacement Crisis and the International Response
The Iraq War has caused the largest population displacement in the Middle East since 1948. However, the dire situation has elicited neither a major international humanitarian response nor a policy debate over U.S. responsibility for the crisis. Sectarian fighting, political and criminal violence, lack of basic services, loss of livelihoods, spiraling inflation, and uncertainty about the future have pushed some 4 million Iraqis from their homes. Neighboring states, burdened by the influx of refugees and concerned for their own security, have imposed visa restrictions and effectively cut off entry. The Iraqis that have fled to neighboring countries face tremendous uncertainties, including the threat of deportation. Regional governments, coalition forces, and international organizations are grappling with the crisis while protecting against security vulnerabilities. The recent flow of Iraqis returning home may be a promising sign, but until security in Iraq improves and people can safely go back, critical attention must be paid to the remaining options: improved conditions inside Iraq, temporary placement in a host country, or resettlement in a third country.
The Center for American Progress and the Heinrich Boell Foundation invite you to join us for a conference addressing Iraq’s displacement crisis, the international responses, and the prospects for improving the situation. The panelists will offer their insights on the current challenge and examine the moral and security implications of the crisis, share strategies, and identify programming and policy options.
Program of Events:
8:30 a.m. A light breakfast will be served
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Introductions
Helga Flores Trejo, Director, Heinrich Boell Foundation, North America
John Podesta, President, Center for American Progress
Keynote remarks Earl Blumenauer, Congressman, U.S House of Representative (D-OR)
Panel One: The Current Crisis and Responses Thus Far
Reinhold Brender, Counselor, Political Section, European Commission Delegation to the United States
Bill Frelick, Refugee Policy Director, Human Rights Watch
Said Hakki, President, Iraqi Red Crescent Society
Victor Tanner, Adjunct faculty member, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University and consultant for the International Rescue Committee
Moderated by:
Anita Sharma, Center for American Progress
11:30 a.m. A light lunch will be served
11:45 – 12:45 p.m.
Introductions
Larry Korb, Center for American Progress
Luncheon Address
An Iraqi Account of the Situation and the International Response to the Crisis
Ahmed Ali, former translator and interpreter for numerous media outlets, the U.S. and Iraqi governments, recently resettled in the United States
Michel Gabaudan, Washington Director, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Panel Two: The Next Challenges of Iraq’s Displacement Crisis
Elizabeth Ferris, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, and co-director of the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement
John Merrill, Director for Refugees, IDPs, and Parole Programs, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Middle East – Iraq Office
Kristele Younes, Advocate, Refugees International
Moderated by:
Mara Rudman, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Program: 9:00am to 2:30pm
Admission is free.
Center for American Progress
1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Map & Directions
Nearest Metro: Blue/Orange Line to McPherson Square or Red Line to Metro Center
For more information, please call 202-682-1611.